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Good News - More Young People Choosing to Become Farmers
March 17, 2008
This article from the Sunday March 16 New York Times , captures the growing trend of young urban people choosing to become farmers.  While the article is focused on how this trend is unfolding on the East Coast, it is equally true in California. On average, the national age for organic farmers is  46 years old, compared with an average of 52 for all farmers - the article explains this trend in the following way: "The numbers seem to reflect what experts say they see in the field: the demand from consumers for food produced on a small scale, bought directly from farmers, has allowed a younger generation to enter farming, even as global markets drive many conventional farmers off the land."
Read the full article here.


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